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Presenter: Marge Runkle
Time: 10:30 - 11:15
Room: Media Center Lab A
Contact: mrunkle@ycstech.org

Description of Presentation : Overview of netTrekker and Power Library.

netTrekker Information
netTrekker Home
netTrekker: di Help
netTrekker Tutorials You will find Atomic Learning Videos here at the bottom of the web site.


Presenter: Mardy McGaw and Beth Sahd
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CVMS Library
are CFF Coaches and Librarians
Time: 9:30 - 10:15 and 11:30 - 12:15
Room: Media Center Lab A
Contact:
Mardy's CFF Wikispace


Description of Presentation:
An Overview of the POWER Library tools available to a Social Studies Teacher and a look at how what advantages netTrekker provides to students and teachers over other search tools. We will also explore the Uses of Digital Video in the classroom focusing on Discovery Education Streaming Video.


1. netTrekker

netTrekker Website
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netTrekker


Help & Tutorials

A few special features of netTrekker:
  • Promethean Planet and BrainPop will soon (if not already) be included in the search results
  • Enhanced search bar allows users to drill down further by subject, learning aids, multimedia, readability, languages, and collections
  • Read Aloud feature permits users to hear the text selected on a page




2. POWER Library


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  • AP Images (Photos and Graphics)
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  • Student Research Center (6-12) Tutorial link

  • History Reference Center

  • Biography Reference Bank

  • Book Collection: Nonfiction

  • Oxford Reference Shelf


Ideas:
  • The Sixties Good or Bad for America?
  • Ruby Bridges Her Story

3. Discovery Education Streaming Video

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Discovery Ed Streamimg

Professional Development Website for Discovery Streaming

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NetTrekker
  • Open Read Aloud feature - will read selected content to user, can change between 3 voices and can adjust speed
  • Dictionary button - beside each entry - opens webpage with dictionary feature available to students
  • All websites are reviewed, allows you to report problems as well
  • Icons at the bottom of each entry define information available on each website.
  • More button (Beside rating at the bottom) gives more information about each site.
  • Can search by standards
  • My Tools block allows teacher to personalize their NetTrekker page
  • Can save searches and make available to students
Power Library - AP Photos
  • Current events database of images
  • Historical events database of images - when you hover over the image it will give you caption of the image.
  • Includes keyword searching
  • Can quick save image or download image
  • Graphics tab
  • Audio files include audio collections
Power Library - EBSCOHost
  • Can select databases
  • Can limit search to primary source documents
  • Keyword searching, reading level displayed, direct link available for building resource page
Power Library - Biography Resource Bank
Power Library - EBSCO Host - Student Research Center